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CAMPAIGN REOPENED
IN KERSHAW MONDAY
" ' ^ ' '" -ni?TiD?ivmo 1 iTin 4 VITt I
UL?A5JL rntjt.u? ArriuAino j
AS TO CAMPAIGN.
Declares He Has Received >'o Contributions,
And Challenges Opponents
to Present Similar Affidavits.
Camden, August 5.?On historic
ground, .after a cessation of about i
ten days, the political battle, which is 1
now engaging the attention of the peo- J'
pie of South Carolina, was resumed
he-re to-day.
While the Sate campaign meeting
was devoid of anything really sensational,
it was evident that the bitter- :
npsc which has characterize the cam- (
paign, especially the race for the gov
ernorship, has not been lessened by the '
brief suspension. 5
Charges and counter charges flew )
thick and fast, although they were 1
Tirnotipallv r\f what hac al
ready been said, perhaps increasing in I
venom as the end of the struggle <
draws nearer. '
A letter from Ex-Governor John
Gary Evans to Attorney General Lyon
reviewed somewhat the monotony of
the Lyon-Evans situation.
The crowd at the meeting was esti- <
mated at 2,500, and excellent order <
prevailed. County Chairman T. J. <
Kirkland, in a determined manner, <
having admonished the audience that 1
no unseemly conduct would be toleratTho
nrpspnfp nn thp r?f "VTav- I i
or S. P. Brasington and several husky <
special policemen probably proved al- ]
so effective in maintaining the excel- <
lent order that prevailed. ]
Mr. B. B. Evans launched right intp I
his usual attack on Attorney General j
Lyoii. He produced a copy of a letter
from ex-Governor John Gary Evanfe
to Attorney General Lyon, in which ,
the former chief executive of the State
denied that he had ever paid out any
money to keep Mr. B. B. Evans, his
brother, out of jail. He read only a ]
quarter of the letter, charging that <
Wr T.vnn iliri nrrf havp thp manhnnrt
to read the letter from the former governor
in refutation of the lies, ac- 3
cording to the speaker, contained in
Mr. Lyon's charges at Aiken that John .
Gary Evans came to the rescue of his .
brother, B. B. Evans, against whom (
criminal prosecution was about to be .
Instituted. - v
Mr. Evans again referred to the Lyon-Tillman
episode, saying the attorney
general charged the senior Senator
with accepting a piano as "graft," and !
repeating Senator Tillman's denuncia- j
tion of Mr. Lyon as delivered on the :
Gfoto etone
Mr. Evans said he had already made !
Mr. Lyon disgorge $12,500 and will
make him disgorge more. He promised
that if elected, he will put the pres-;
ent attorney general in stripes for"!'
''pilfering." Mr. Evans declared Mr.
Lyon is running for office today because
there is more graft in sight;
that he tock all the graft from the (
dispensary and was now trying for
more in connection with the refunding
of the State debt.
When Mr. Evans concluded. Attorney !
General Lyon made a categorical reply i
to certain items contained in his op-,
ponent's speecfi. Mr. Lyon stated that
Mr. Evans did not read all ok tfl^ let- ;
I .
.ter written to the attorney general by
the former governor, because in that:
letter the latter stated he did pay out1
money for his brother (B. B. Evans.) j
Mr. Lyon further stated that at the |
time the money was paid by ex-Gov- j
pernor Evans the latter had no knowl- j
i
edge that B. B. Evans was under threat I
of criminal prosecution; that he (Lv-J
on) has since sent the record to John
Gary Ijvans, which, according to Mr.
Lyon, will show the former governor
what purpose his money served.
Mr. Lyon branded as false the statement
that he had charged Tillman with j
receiving a piano as "graft." He said i
lie undertook to investigate the senator
as he would the humblest citizen |
of the State and had no apologies to
offer.
The attorney general denied he had
disgorged $12,500 saying B. L. Abnev
nad received 3>zo,vt'u, or wmcn unaer i
his contract with the Blease winding- !
up commission, he received one-half,!
the balance going toin the State treas-1
ury.
"As to B. B. Evans," said Mr. Lyon, i
"it is impossible for him to insult a
yellow dog, and certainly impossible
i
for him to insult me." Mr. Lyon apol- j
ogized to a Kershaw audience for rec- j
ognizing such a character as B. B. Ev- j
- I
ans.
Blease Makes Affidavit.
Governor Blease was received with
prolonged applause. Governor Blease
began by saying that much had been
heard about money contributed in this
poTrmsiorn hV ^iffprpnt T>?OT)le for differ
ent people: therefore. he would^bresent
two affidavit^ along this line and
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asked that the other candidates for j
governor do the same thing. The gov-'
ernor said he had heard it stated that
money was being contributed by corporations
in the present campaign and
that $6,000 had been sent to Greenvillo
hv r?no man hp iiRpH 111 tho in
terest of a certain candidate whom the
governor, however, did not name. Governor
Blease then read the following
affidavit made by himself:
"State of South Carolina,
"County of Richland.
"Personally appeared before me,
Cole. L. Blease, who being duly sworn,
deponent saith, that in the campaign
of the deponent for the Democratic!
nomination for governor, during the
present year, he has not, at any time,
received, and no one else, has received
for him as this deponent knows, and
if so it was received without his authority,
any sum of money from any corporation,
or from any agent or officer
of any corporation, or from any person
or persons whomsoever to be exrjenrieri
for thi? denonent in this r?am_
C ? ? ? ? " ? ?paign.
"And, deponent further says that he
has not received any promises from
any corporation or the agents or officers
of any corporations, or from any
person or persons whomsoever, to contribute
any sum of money whatsoever
to aid deponent in his campaign, and
ieponent is irOt expecting from any
corporation or the agent or officer of
any corporation, or from any person
Dr persons whomsoever any campaign
contributions, and does not desire and
svill not receive any.
"Deponent further* says that he has
oot hired or had hired for him any
campaign manager or assistant campaign
managers either for the State,
3r for any county in the State, and he
has not hired any man to go about
the State or in any county, working
for deponent's interest.
"(Signed) ^ Cole. L. Blease.
"Sworn to before me this 31st day of
July, A. D. 1912.
"(Signed J. B. Addy, L. S.,
"N. P. for S. C."
Another affidavit from Governor
Blease's former law partner and present
campaign manager, Mr. Fred. H.
Dominick, was read by,the governor
md covered substantially the matters
referred to in the latter's affidavit.
"I challenge Ira B. Jones and John
r. Duncan to make the same kind of
affidavits and file them with the State
chairman, as I expect to file these, and j
wnen tney nie tnem 111 nie some oacK
at them," concluded the governor in
reference to the affidavits.
Governor Blease then began the attack
he has made on Judge Jones on
over thirty stumps during the campaign,
there being little if any variation
to the charges so frequently made
heretofore.
Exhibits "Little Paper."
That Judge Jones, if elected, would!
be governor 4n name only, was a declaration
of Governor Blease, who bas .
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eu 111s assei tiuii uii a iiLue paper j
produced by him and which he says j
was mailed to many voters from the!
office of the Columbia State, although
Judge Jones says the newspaper, so
far as he is aware, is not supporting !
him, said the governor. The "little i
paper"- exhibited by the governor was
a portion of Judge Jones's Columbia :
speeches, a part of "Blease's record." j
"If Pink Gaskey should die or resign,"
said Governor Blease, "I will ap- :
point old man Ira magistrate at Lancaster,"
although such action would
mean the breaking of his rule to give
offices only to his friends, Governor j
Blease continued. The governor referred
again to Judge Jones's "an- j
archy" speech at Hampton; went over, j
in part the King-Watson affair at the
mansion, calling his visitors on that j
occasion "those two drunkards;" said!
he would prove Judge Jones a traitor
as dirty as Benedict Arnold; charged
judges with going over to Senator i
Tillman's political enemies, comparing
his opponent to Judas Iscariot, selling ;
out for thirty pieces of silver. Today's !
audience also heard Governor Blease's i
interpretation of Judge Jones's vote
against the separate coach law, the
basis of the governor's well known
"social equality" charges.
During his speech Governor Blease !
was interrupted by Mr. J. L. Guy, said
to be a substantial farmer, who sup- j
ported the governor two years ago.;
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iWl. Vjruv >v milcu w auun ? jjlj uu.tinor
Blease voted for Judge Jones after
knowing the latter's attitude toward
the separate coach law.
Here is the governor's reply: "Wait!
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till I get through, and if you prove
you're a gentleman, I'll answer your
question." The governor said he would
answer questions from any gentleman,
but "I do not propose to take up my
time answering Jones's hirelings."
In reference to Judge Jones's fore
parents, Governor Blease said he had j
never gotten his opponent to tell where j
his father, grandfather and greater
sr.dfst^er c?'n- from: that a'!
oculd get out of Judge. Jones Liaat
in immiiMffni
his father had consumption like a lot
of other folks when the time came to
fight. Mr. Blease again denied that he
said a Jew was no better than a "nigger,"
declaring that whoever attributed
such a statement to him lied. The
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governor maae nis usuai maue agamsi
the newspapers for publishing "filth
and slime not fit to enter the dirtiest
negro hovel and for printing lies on
the governor of South Carolina." He
said it was strange that the mayor of
Spartanburg should be asked to reoitrn
honansp mnvor of Charleston
was howled down and'that the mayor
of Manning, in bronze, should adorn
the State house grounds.
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After referring to his pardon record
and declaring +hat he is "going to par- j
don so?ne more," Governor Blease !
made this statement: "Suppose they |
are lucky enough to beat me? I will j
have all of September, October, November
and December and part of Jannarv
and if vou ever saw a man sweat,
I'll make that gang sweat blood before
[ get through with them."
At the close of his speech, Governor
Blease invited questions from the au-,
dience, but too many tried-to quiz him j
at once, resulting in so much confusion
that no questions were answered.
Gov. Blease received a beautiful floral
emblem, presented in behalf of many
V?r Hfioe Tarooco TTnilfrh.
SUppuiLCIS uy 1I11SO 1.^1 ,
daughter of Senator W. R. Hough, of
this county. A Darlington watermelon !
was also presented Governor Blease bysome
of his admirers from that city,
who came here in an auto decorated
with streamers Rearing the name
"Blease" in large letters. The governor
was carried from the stand to his
carriage on the shoulders of shouting
adherents, many of whom left the
grounds when their champion departed.
"Just Plain Jones."
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Judge Jones was reteiveu w 1 m utmty
applause, and held the undivided attention
of the audience throughout his j
speech, which apparently went a great
way toward convincing many Kershaw
county voters that he isn't, from Governor
Blease's description of him as
put by Judge Jones, the "devil" that
those'who have never seen him expect
"T am ITlSt Tllain
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Jones," said the speaker, who called
attention to the fact that his father
lived here until early manhood, when
he went to Columbia.
Judge Jones denied being an aristocrat,
as alleged by Governor Blease,
but said if he were, he would not be
ashamed. Judge Jones said he had
never represented a railroad or a cotton
mill, still Governor Blease con
tinues to charge him with being closely
identified with corporations.
Separate Coach Matter.
Meeting the governor's arguments
that he (Jones) was no lawyer, the/
speaker that the people of the people
of the State must have thought he had
some ability for they placed him on
the supreme bench where he was for
sixteen years and probably could have
remained there for life if he naa not
voluntarily retired. 'Every member of
the legislature, Tillmanites and conservatives,
and even Blease, voted for
me for associate justice," declared
Judge Jones. 'Why did they vote for
me?" asked the speaker. "Best they
had," came from a voice in the audience.
"Then why didn't Blease or
orvmohr-.Hv olco sntrfrpsf Pnlp L. Blftase."
shot back Judge Jones. "Why did
Blease vote for me after I voted
against the separate coach law?" asked
the speaker.
"Didn't believe it" came from somebody
in the crowd. "No, did not believe
it then and does not now," said
Judge Jones.
Just about this time the Darlington
automobile near tne stand oegan cnugging,
interrupting the -speaker, who
took occasion to remark, "That's Mr.
Kerver's auto from Darlington. All
Blease men here today are not from
Kershaw county; they are here from
various surounding counties," and
Judge Jones was corroborated on this
point by. several prominent Camden
citizens who declared that at least
three hundred, perhaps more, of the
crowd were all from outside Kershaw
county.
Taking up the "social equality"
charge, .Judge Jones mentioned several
prominent men of'this county who
voted as he did, against the separate
coach law, among them being W. F.
Russell, 3. W. Moseley, J. Walsh
Flood, J. R. McGill and Kershaw coun
ty's lamented and honored son, J. T.
Hay. When questioned as to each of
these, the audience declared that none
of them believed in social equality.
Judge Jones told of the part he took
in redeeming the State in 1876, declared
he never voted for Haskell, as
Blease charged, and that his record in
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standing for white supremacy in South
Carolina was as good as any man's.
Replies to Mixed Blood Charge,
Judge Jones today, for the first time,
took direct notice of the "mixed
jo^rv-r.* made by Governor
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.Tones said: "If I have a drop of Jew
blood in my veins I don't know it, but
if I did have I would be proud. Some
people sneer at Jews in communities
where there are none and hedge when
j they are in places wnere tnere are
j Jews. Any man who tries to belittle
| Jews is false to truth and false to honor."
Replying to Governor lease's
charges that Abney used Judge Jones's
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son unarne to 'inegapnone to tue iueu
chief justice, the speaker said: "If
Ben Abney is that powerful and could
megaphone through my son to the
supreme court what must Abney be
doing now for the corporations of
South Carolina, living in the mansion
and eating at the same table with the
governor?" After meeting various
other charges made from time to time
by Governor Blease, Judge Jones proceeded
to tell of some of'the things for
which he stands and which he advocates
as essential to the progress of
the State.
At the conclusion of Judge Jones's
speech he was surrounded on the
stand by ?nany enthusiastic admirers.
In fact, the. judge was the central figure
in an enjoy&ble if impromptu reception
during which he shook many
hands, which were accompanied by
pledges of support on August 27.
-BOB
COLUMBIA OPENS FIGHT
ON THE SOCIAL CLUBS
All Places Were Closed Monday?Result
of Many Raids.
Columbia State, 6th.
Those who expected a wee drop of
| the stuff that inebriates and seldom
cheers were disappointed last night
unless they laid in a supply before
the dispensaries closed. The socalled
social clubs had the front doors closed
and in the language of one of the
thirsty there was nothing but water to
drink. The closing of these places
where whiskey and beer was illegally j
sold is the result of an active campaign I
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Started vy me yunce. x-Nigut ttitei
night raids have been made and regularly
those running the clubs were
required to put up a bond of $40 and
the day following give bond for $200
for appearance at the next term of
criminal court in Richland county.
Word was passed around that Mayor
Gibbes had determined to stamp out
the "tigers" and according to rumor
the keepers of the clubs held a meet?
ing Sunday night and decided to close
up. *
"What's the use in trying to run a
club," one is reported to have said.
"It's cost me about $250 in the past
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few days in addition to the cases
pending in higher court." And so
they closed and there were many who
waiKea trie sireei iasi nigm ana
mourned because they found nothing
to assuage their thirst.
So Open Games.
There are said to be between 15
and <20 illegal clubs in the city. So
far as can be learned there were no
open games in any of these but most
of them had pool tables and betting
on the pool games was rather frequent.
The clubs were not elaborately
furnished but the supplies were
'ample. They usually closed shortly
| after midnight each night. Within
| the past few weeks, however, new re|
sorts have been opened up, especially
| on Main street and as drink was sold
; by the glass and no efforts made to
| obey the law the police determined
j to put a stop to the whole business.
IA recent decision of the supreme court
jin the case of the State against Ed.
Wooten gives the city authority to
try the case under the city ordinances
and afterwards bind the defendant
lover to higher court. Cases are also
i docketed against a number of clube
! charging them with storing liquor
' illegally. According to well defined
! rumors there will be no more locker
clubs in the city unless they are conI
ducted in accordance with the law.
To Enforce Law.
"Tli Q Tv/~>1 i/->n Vi o Tr\ haOn 1 n cfril P/1
1 lie puiivt UCl V ^ UV/V/a 414MV4
i to carry out the%law as far as possible.
The recent decision of the su]
; preme court has opened the way for
a little more effective action. The
matter was put before council and
every member agreed with me." This
! statement was made yesterday by
I Mayor Gibbes.
Mayor Giboes said yesterday that
! the chief of police had been instructed
not to raid tne "locKer ciuos wnere
j private property was stored in private
, property. He said also that the police
!
| had been instructed not to "play
! favorites with anybody" aiid that
j"bulk" whiskey would be seized whenever
found, no matter in what club
of the city.
In recorder's court yesterday morn
mg visits oaiuiuaj mgui ui uic
cost E. R. Poat, H. Fox and J. H.
Gaston $40 each and the principal
in each case was bound over to higher
court.
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POLICE OFFICERS REMOVED.
Spartanburg Disciplines Police for Allowing
Howling Down of Jno. P.
Grace.
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Spartanburg, Aug. 5.?Upon refusing
to resign, J. Edward Vernon, chief
of police, and Lieuts. w! T. .Cudd and
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F. H. Johnson, the latter a cousin of j
Mayor 0. L. Johnson, were summarily /
discharged by the city council at a
! special meeting, held tonight to in;
vestigate the conduct of the police
; Saturday night, when supporters of
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Gov. Biease nowiea aowu juuu j. . ,
Gracc, mayor of Charleston, and threw |
eggs at kirn without hindrance as he i
was making a speech in the theatre in
support of the'candidacy of Judge Ira
B. Jones, Blease's opponent. The al:
dermen were unanimous in ,their ac!
tion. 1
' The police force was reorganized
bv the election of Moss P. Hayes as
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chief. Robert C. Hall, a former chief,
q t Alverson as first lieu
I do v^aj/iuni, k/. v.
; tenant and Alexander Fleming as sec- j
j ond lieutenant. The mayor was direct- ;
I ea to appoint 100 special policemen !
I for next Friday when Blease and !
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'Jones will speak here, and the social
; clubs were instructed to close on that
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i day.
I Mayor 0. L. Johnson was absent
j from the council meeting, having left
for the mountains at 3 o'clock Sunday
| morning, but returned tonight just
j before the meeting adjourned.
I Petitions are being circulated and
{largely signed calling upon him to
; resign because of the failure of the
j police to preserve order. In an affidavit
presented to the council R. W.
IKnox stated that he heard Mayor
Johnson say he did not care how much
Mayor Grace was howled down, and,
"If any were arrested he would turn
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ed by a crowd of excited supporters
upon his arrival in the city and escorted
to his office. He declined to make
any statement as to the situation.
In view of the action taken by the
council a mass meeting, which was
to have been held tomorrow to express
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Ware Shoals Endorses Blease.
Editor The Herald and News: At a
mass meeting of the citizens of Ware
Shoals, the following preamble ond
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
f Whereas,
there have been for political
reasons repeated efforts to dis
credit our chief executive, to blacken'
his character, and impeach his integrity,
and, whereas, John P. Grace,
mayor of Charleston, aided and en-,
couraged by a clique of the "old regime,"
who have fought B. R. Tillman,
and the Reform Movement since its
incipiency, allied with them a crowd
of sore-head politicians, and the leading
newspapers, issuing ancl publishing
false and libelous accusations
against him.
Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
the citizens of Ware Shoals, Green
wood county, South Carolina, in mass
meeting assembled, do hereby go on
record, as believing the charges that
have been emanating from the depraved
minds, foul mouths, slanderous tongues,
vile pens, and polluted hearts
of John P. Grace and T. B. Felder, to
be premeditated, wilfully and maliciously
false.
Resolved, further, that we express
our fullest confidence in the honest
character, ability, and integrity or our
governor, and pledge ourselves to do
all that lies in our power to have him
re-nominated and re-elected.
Signed C. W. Dixon,
Secretary.
TEACHER WANTED.
Applications for teacher for Tranwood
School may be filed with any
one of the' undersigned on or before
Friday, August -twenty-third. Salary
forty dollars per month. Term, six
U1VU cuu.
J. Robert Long, '
George A. Epting,
0. H. Abrams, - Trustees.
Newberry, R. F. D. No. 3.
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